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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 224 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 22 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 15°C 60°F + Humid (66%) = feels 14°C 57°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Neotel |
| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 5.76 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 576 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Co-Op |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Capellini |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,474 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $797 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,310 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $374 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $190 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $231 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $761 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $36 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (350 listings) | $1,335 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $44 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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Beautiful place but the crime is really bad. You can't really enjoy it at night and you have to be c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 31✈️53min$1,513 / mo9MbpsLot's of great little eating places hidden around. the food style is much different than Johannesbur
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 87😷✈️55min$1,882 / mo9MbpsLusaka is a bustling city full of surprises if you look. The downside is rent is on the pricey side
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°AQI 38✈️3h$950 / mo3MbpsBeautiful place but the crime is really bad. You can't really enjoy it at night and you have to be c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 31✈️53min$1,513 / mo9MbpsI spent 8 days in Valencia with my boyfriend for new years. We really enjoyed it honestly. We found
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 48✈️11h$2,250 / mo38MbpsI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 27✈️12h$1,434 / mo41MbpsChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 42° 108° 35° 96°🥵AQI 49✈️13h$1,078 / mo24MbpsLot's of great little eating places hidden around. the food style is much different than Johannesbur
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 87😷✈️55min$1,882 / mo9MbpsBeautiful place but the crime is really bad. You can't really enjoy it at night and you have to be c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 31✈️53min$1,513 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleLot's of great little eating places hidden around. the food style is much different than Johannesbur
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 87😷✈️55min$1,882 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 27✈️12h$1,434 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 48° 118° 35° 94°🥵AQI 42✈️13h$1,431 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 42° 108° 35° 96°🥵AQI 49✈️13h$1,078 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleIt used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its cu
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 50° 122° 35° 95°🥵AQI 91😷✈️13h$958 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleI stayed in Hoi An much longer than I planned (10 days) because it was so pleasant. Yes, tourists ev
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89°🥵AQI 35✈️14h$1,058 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district calle
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 107😷✈️14h$948 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleWe loved Medellin! Poblado is a magical enclave, unlike most of Medellin. Amazing restaurants, lots
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 55✈️15h$970 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI would say that Tokyo is probably the easiest major city to transition for a Westerner visiting Asi
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 21✈️19h$3,236 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7222° mild |
| Real | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6921° mild | 6820° mild | 7222° mild | 7222° mild |
| Humidity | nice 68% | nice 73% | nice 72% | nice 72% | nice 69% | nice 57% | nice 58% | nice 59% | nice 64% | nice 63% | nice 65% | nice 66% |
| Rain | dry 11mm | dry 30mm | dry 31mm | dry 19mm | dry 35mm | dry 12mm | dry 20mm | dry 6mm | dry 17mm | dry 11mm | dry 11mm | dry 14mm |
| Cloud | pockets 28% | pockets 37% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 53% | pockets 43% | pockets 27% | pockets 25% | pockets 18% | pockets 44% | cloudy 50% | pockets 44% | pockets 43% |
| Air quality | clean 37 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 3 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
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✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Humid now
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
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